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Haha, wow, nostalgiaville. Yes, we used to have one of these when I was young.

I grew up with one of these, thats what happens when your mom sells tupperware!! Makes buttering that golden cob a snap!

my father is a corn on the cob fanatic. He grows a special kind that takes longer to grow but he loves it so much. He always complains when we have to eat the store bought kind in the summer until his is ready. I can say it is really good.

So i got him a thing called a butter boy. You put a stick inside and then pop off the top of his head and rub him all over your corn, works great.

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I was convinced it was going to have something to do with tequila shots.

We had one of these too, I never knew what it was. Back then mom did all the cooking so I just thought it was a garlic press, but that bright yellow color is unmistakable. Thanks for letting us know.

What a flashback! We had these as a kid too (not the Tupperware brand ones, though) -- I still remember moving into my first apartment and buying a cheapie set at the dollar store so that I had my own for that first summer! I love them - a pat of butter in there was enough for 2 ears of corn - I can't wait to break mine out of storage for this summer!

When I started selling Tupperware I received a bag of odd plastic gadgets made from leftover plastic. This was one of them.

My mom had this too. i grew up in the so we had a need for a gadget like this but i don't think we ever put salt in it just butter but no that i moved from DE to the heartland i may need this again!

I loved those when I was a kid! We had little matching yellow plastic cob holders also to keep your fingers from getting too hot and buttery. Hooray for Tupperware!

We had one growing up, I think my mom put a mix of salt and pepper in the back. It's been a long time though...

What is it? Landfill.

Growing up in Illinois, I've used one of these from time to time. However, my family mostly used corn dishes so we had no need for the butter gadget. We simply put a pat of butter on top of the corn and it would melt and by rolling the corn in the dish it would coat it perfectly.

Ahhhh, I love this little gadget. My mom had one of these when I was little. They truly are the best!

I haven't seen that thing in years! We had one growing up, my mom got it for free with one of her Tupperware purchases. It was thrown away many many years ago. It didn't work very well for the corn, so I think I used it as some sort of toy in my fake Barbie dream house (aka a cardboard box).

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Wow - talk about leaving no task un-gadgetized. Awesome.

I still use one. Mine isn't Tupperware though and I actually paid for it at a store.

Sure--we had one of these Tupperware wonders.

All the scarred children of Tupperware ladies u-n-i-t-e. Did you have to bag the orders like I did also? I have inherited too many gadgets to name.

Originally, these came with tongs for the corn as mentioned before. Maybe I'll be inspired to actually use it when corn is back in season.

my mom was a Tupperware lady for years! we had one of these (at least) in our house... i NEVER knew what it was!! needless to say it was rarely used.

Love my tupperware! I would use it if I had one.
I was taught to butter a slice of bread and then while holding the bread in a U shape in your hand, roll your corn around. .......mmmm